Hitman
Bionic Poster
Some of us saw this coming after the Olympics. Djokovic had hurt him badly, that, and the just overly busy period he was in the months leading up to it, winning RG and W, then playing doubles with Nadal, on top of the singles, and then having that devastating loss in the gold medal match which brought him to tears....the NA HC was simply too soon for him.
He took three days off in total after that match, and was back at it again, he looked completely off in Cincinnati, even getting to the point of breaking his racket. The emotional hangover, for me at least, was clearly evident in the way he has been playing. That loss basically cost him a shot at the USO this year, and a three slam season, as his momentum hit a brick wall that is called Djokovic in Paris
Sinner is the guy who is looking deadly, don't let that first set in the first round fool you, we know why that first set was shaky, but since then he has been been crushing the ball left and right. Alcaraz wasn't going to beat him here, the only thing that has happened is, Sinner's chances have gone up even more. He's playing with a chip on his shoulder, with clearly something to prove here.
Yes, there a few things to consider. The first is Djokovic, but I have to say, I think he is also suffering from the gold hangover. His serving is the worst I have seen in any slam, so far these past two matches, the ball toss is off, he has had his Earth's Mightiest moments, but he was very lucky in that second set against Djere, the conditions were brutal. This match against Popyrin will show me if he really is up for it here, because Popyrin has been playing like a beast, he has looked good in his first two matches, and is having the best run of form of his career so far....this is a really tough challenge. If Djokovic plays like he has been playing, he is out today, however, if he steps up and shows real intent and has fixed his serving issues, only then I will say he has thrown his name into the hat as a legit winner. Make or break for him tonight.
Medvedev is the other guy, yes, he beat Sinner at Wimbledon, but he has still lost the last five times they played on HC, and he will need to pick his form up, as while he matches up well against Sinner, if he doesn't bring his A game out, which he hasn't done so far on the HC, Sinner will punish him. Med needs to play at a much higher level.
Zverev, I think needs to avoid Djokovic in the semis, I feel a Djokovic-Sinner back to back for him will be a lot, also considering Sinner out clutched him in Cincinnati.
Sinner looks the likely winner of the USO for me, stopping him here is going to take some seriously good stuff. And that year ending number one is within grasp now.
He took three days off in total after that match, and was back at it again, he looked completely off in Cincinnati, even getting to the point of breaking his racket. The emotional hangover, for me at least, was clearly evident in the way he has been playing. That loss basically cost him a shot at the USO this year, and a three slam season, as his momentum hit a brick wall that is called Djokovic in Paris
Sinner is the guy who is looking deadly, don't let that first set in the first round fool you, we know why that first set was shaky, but since then he has been been crushing the ball left and right. Alcaraz wasn't going to beat him here, the only thing that has happened is, Sinner's chances have gone up even more. He's playing with a chip on his shoulder, with clearly something to prove here.
Yes, there a few things to consider. The first is Djokovic, but I have to say, I think he is also suffering from the gold hangover. His serving is the worst I have seen in any slam, so far these past two matches, the ball toss is off, he has had his Earth's Mightiest moments, but he was very lucky in that second set against Djere, the conditions were brutal. This match against Popyrin will show me if he really is up for it here, because Popyrin has been playing like a beast, he has looked good in his first two matches, and is having the best run of form of his career so far....this is a really tough challenge. If Djokovic plays like he has been playing, he is out today, however, if he steps up and shows real intent and has fixed his serving issues, only then I will say he has thrown his name into the hat as a legit winner. Make or break for him tonight.
Medvedev is the other guy, yes, he beat Sinner at Wimbledon, but he has still lost the last five times they played on HC, and he will need to pick his form up, as while he matches up well against Sinner, if he doesn't bring his A game out, which he hasn't done so far on the HC, Sinner will punish him. Med needs to play at a much higher level.
Zverev, I think needs to avoid Djokovic in the semis, I feel a Djokovic-Sinner back to back for him will be a lot, also considering Sinner out clutched him in Cincinnati.
Sinner looks the likely winner of the USO for me, stopping him here is going to take some seriously good stuff. And that year ending number one is within grasp now.
